blimp

noun

ˈblimp How to pronounce blimp (audio)
1
: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
2
Blimp : colonel blimp

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The drone looks like a miniature blimp surrounded by a ring of propellers. — Noah Daly updated May 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026 For only the second time ever, the Goodyear blimp landed on the beach. — Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 Airships of various types predate both by a few decades, but zeppelins, or at least rigid airships by that name, came before blimps. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026 But no amount of orange blimps can protect you from an unfiltered opinion delivered at the wrong moment to the wrong audience. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blimp

Word History

Etymology

imitative; perhaps from the sound made by striking the gas bag with the thumb

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of blimp was in 1916

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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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blimp

noun
ˈblimp How to pronounce blimp (audio)
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon

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